Paul Daugherty

3 days ago | themorningline.substack.com | Paul Daugherty

Site of this year’s Draft of the Century*Benefits include health insurance, in-house gym membership, a generous vacation plan and all the food you can eat. Large individuals preferred, but all ambulatory dudes will be considered. See de facto GM Duke Tobin at the Curly Lambeau statue just outside the stadium. Bring your resume and your compression shorts.

1 week ago | themorningline.substack.com | Paul Daugherty

I’m on vacation, it’s a slow news day, so we’ll make this one blissfully quick. Thank you in advance for reading today’s essay without falling asleep. *Everyone will feel very good about themselves. Meantime, the administration is busy erasing innumerable Jackie Robinsons from the history books, for being perceived as contributing to “DEI.’’ Heaven forbid we should recognize diversity, equity and inclusion in our free and democratic society. This is un-American, of course. Who cares?

1 week ago | themorningline.substack.com | Paul Daugherty

*How many times did we believe he’d finally bent those passions to his will late Sunday afternoon? How many times were we convinced they’d remain the source of his heartbreak? Rory would win the Masters in his 17th attempt and complete the career Grand Slam, only the 6th player ever to do so. Or Rory would surrender to what Fate had planned for him. A great player, an all-timer. Also an unlucky sap with too much faith in the wrong woman. How many times did McIlory win the 89th Masters?

1 week ago | themorningline.substack.com | Paul Daugherty

Today’s Hemingway is Jack Greiner, full-time lawyer and sometimes guest-host of The Morning Line. He has a few thoughts on the not-great expectations needed to be a Reds fan and the timidity of law firms threatened by Trump. *I remain a committed fan (not to be confused with whether I should be committed) because I just can't seem to quit them. And I have developed a strategy that helps to keep me coming back. It was inspired by this classic "Seinfeld" episode.

2 weeks ago | themorningline.substack.com | Paul Daugherty

(Theguardian.com)*Built scale models of the Masters greensKnew the name of the silverware pattern in the Champions Dining RoomMoved in with friends who lived across the street from Augusta National Golf Club, whose surname was, yes, Masters. . . . . . you’re familiar with Yancey’s mania. Because very likely at some point in your life, you’ve experienced it. Not fixating on winning the Masters, but rather owning a love obsession that has gone unrequited. It could be a man or a woman or a perfect steak.